Spanish

SPA 1020-5 Elementary Spanish II (5 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 1010 or one or two years of high school Spanish
This course is the continuation of SPA 1010. (General Studies—Level I, Communications)

SPA 1110-3 Basic Conversational Spanish I (3 + 0) This course is designed to teach the essentials of the Spanish language through a conversational approach.

SPA 1120- Basic Conversational Spanish II (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 1110 or equivalent or permission of instructor
A continuation of SPA 1110.

SPA 1800-1–15 International Spanish Year I (1–15 + 0) This variable credit course is designed for first-year students learning Spanish in a study-abroad setting. The course will recognize an approved, study-abroad, educational experience in Spanish speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing.

SPA 2110-3 Intermediate Spanish (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPA 1010 and SPA 1020
This course emphasizes oral proficiency and continues the sequence of SPA 1010 and SPA 1020. Classes are taught mainly in Spanish.

SPA 2120-3 Spanish Reading and Conversation (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 2110, or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This intermediate course is designed to afford the student the necessary practice to communicate with ease in Spanish. Emphasis lies on vocabulary building, reading of cultural material, and conversational skills.

SPA 2310-3 Spanish Grammar and Composition I (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 1020 or two or three years of high school Spanish
Intermediate course to review and strengthen knowledge of the structure of the Spanish language as a basis for more advanced work in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing.

SPA 2320-3 Spanish Grammar and Composition II (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 2310 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course is designed to widen and reinforce the different structures of the Spanish language in order to strengthen the student’s writing skills.

SPA 2800-1–15 International Spanish Year II (1–15 + 0) Prerequisites: one year of college Spanish or equivalent
This variable credit course is designed to recognize second year study of Spanish language and culture in an approved study-abroad setting.

SPA 3100-3 Spanish Terminology for the Bilingual Classroom (3 + 0) Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish, its equivalent, or permission of the instructor
A practical course designed to help students with the Spanish structures and terminology used in the different areas of instruction.

SPA 3110-3 Advanced Conversation (3 + 0) Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor
An advanced course to broaden and strengthen the student’s conversational skills, emphasizing current topics in the Hispanic world.

SPA 3140-3 Advanced Composition (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPA 2310 and SPA 2320 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course is designed to reinforce and develop further student’s abilities in composition tasks that reflect the kind of writing students are generally asked to perform as Spanish majors. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3150-3 Spanish Phonetics: Theory and Practice (3 + 0) Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course in Spanish phonology is aimed at improving students’ pronunciation and introducing them to the field of descriptive linguistics.

SPA 3200-3 Culture and Civilization of Spain (3 + 0) Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor; and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course is an advanced Spanish conversational approach to the understanding of the traditions and history of Spain, and the national character as expressed in everyday life. It is based on a reading-lecture discussion format. Oral presentations and a term paper are required. This class is conducted in Spanish. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPA 3210-3 Spanish-American Culture and Civilization (3 + 0) Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor; and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course is an advanced Spanish conversational approach to the chief cultural characteristics of the Hispanic-American world. It is based on a reading/lecture/discussion format. Oral presentations and a research paper is required. Conducted in Spanish. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPA 3220-3 Folklore and Culture of the Mexican Southwest (3 + 0) Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor; and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course is designed to acquaint the students with the culture, folklore and civilization of the Mexican American in the Southwest. The introductory lectures will deal with the Spanish and Indian heritage. Main concentration will be on the culture and folklore of the people from the arrival of Juan de Onate to the present. The course is conducted entirely in Spanish. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPA 3250-3 Introduction to Literary Studies in Spanish (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 2320 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of literature in the Spanish language. Emphasis will be placed on reading and critical analysis of representative works, main literary trends, and terminology. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3330-2 Spanish Social and Commercial Correspondence (2 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 2320 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course presents the fundamental points relative to personal and business letters in Spanish, special emphasis on the development of a vocabulary for all types of letters.

SPA 3400-3 Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
A general survey of the literature of Spain from the Middle Ages through the romantic era. Reading of representative works, lecture on biography, criticism, and recitation will be included. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3410-3 Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course presents Spanish literature since 1870, including post-romanticism, realism, naturalism, the generation of 1898, the genero chico, and more recent works. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3510-3 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course is designed to introduce the student to the most important works in Latin American literature with an emphasis in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3520-3Contemporary Mexican Literature (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This is a course that presents the most representative literary figures of contemporary Mexico. Beginning with the novel of the Revolution, the student will be reading and discussing the works of living authors, including Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes, and Octavio Paz. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3800-115 International Advanced Spanish (115 + 0) Prerequisite: upper-division standing in Spanish or equivalent
This course is designed to recognize upper-division study in language, culture, and literature in a study-abroad setting. This advanced study in Spanish uses a variety of methods and includes reading, writing, and discussion seminars in Spanish.

SPA 4010-3 Advanced Spanish Writing and Grammar I (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3140 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course is designed to afford the student of Spanish an overall acquaintance with contemporary grammatical analysis and terminology, in order to promote and enhance the student’s sensitivity regarding the syntactical structure of the Spanish oral and written modes of expression. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4020-3 Advanced Spanish Writing and Grammar II (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 4010 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course is an intensive study of Spanish idiomatic expressions and selected vocabulary to strengthen the student’s language skills, with emphasis on written style and on the understanding of the Spanish syntax. The main purpose of this course is to enable the student to manipulate the target language with accuracy, elegance, and assertiveness. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4110-3 Contemporary Spanish Literature (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3400 or SPA 3410 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This course involves the study and discussion of the major works in contemporary Spanish literature. The course is designed to provide a meaningful language experience through literature and to give an insight into essential problems common to the Hispanic world. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4120-3 Contemporary Latin-American Literature (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3510 or equivalent, or permission of instructor
This is a course in which the student will be critically reading and discussing the major works of contemporary Spanish American authors in order to appreciate their literary and cultural values and to participate in a meaningful language experience. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4200-3 Spanish-American Essay: 19th and 20th Centuries (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3110 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing
Presents, discusses and analyzes the most important literary work of representative nineteenth and twentieth centuries Spanish-American essayists. The course exposes the student to the thought and stylistic modes found in the intellectual production of the selected prominent figures to be studied. Conducted in Spanish. (Senior Experience)

SPA 4310- 3 History of the Spanish Language (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPA 3140 and SPA 4010 or SPA 4020, satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing
An introductory course in Spanish philology aimed at improving students’ knowledge of Spanish sounds, forms and word order, with the focus on how the Spanish language began and has changed through the centuries. (Senior Experience)

Speech

SPE 1400-3 The Emerging Role of Women and People of Color in Radio and Television (3 + 0) Prerequisite: permission of instructor
This course is designed to give students a comprehensive overview of the roles of women and people of color in radio and television. This includes portrayals of these two groups in the popular entertainment media, representation on the news, and the job climate and outlook in both radio and television.

SPE 1610-3 (EDU 1610, MDL 1610) American Sign Language I (3 + 0) Prerequisite: Minimum performance on the reading and writing pre-assessment placement test
This course will provide students with a basic understanding of American Sign Language and beginning conversational skills. Students will be introduced to Deaf culture. (General Studies-Level I, Communications)

SPE 1700-3 Communication Theory (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course reviews the research, theoretical assumptions, and model of the oral communication processes. It is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the basis of oral communication as patterned human behavior.

SPE 1710-3 Interpersonal Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisite: minimum performance scores on the reading and writing preassessment placement tests
This is a basic skill course in the art of communicating with people. This class provides students with both the exposure to theory and the opportunity to practice developing basic communication skills including listening, perceiving, asserting, nonverbal and verbal language sensitivity and problem-solving tactics. The purpose of this course is to increase students’ skill and knowledge in interpersonal communication theory/concepts. (General Studies—Level I, Communications)

SPE 1730-3 Listening and Interviewing Communication Skills (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to teach students two associated communication skills: listening and interpersonal interviewing. Both content (informational) and empathetic (feeling) listening skills will be emphasized. Seven situational types of interviews will be explored in the course using listening techniques as the primary communication skill.

SPE 2110-3 Discussion Methods (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This performance course deals largely with the processes of decision-making in small groups and conferences: research and investigation, analysis of social problems, use of evidence and argument, and social interaction among participants.

SPE 2160-3 Organizational Communication Theory (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 and SPE 1700 or permission of the instructor
This course is designed to acquaint students with relevant and current theoretical models of organizational communication systems and cultures. The course materials include formal and informal structures, group communication processes, external organizational communication systems, informational effectiveness, and ethical considerations.

SPE 2400-3 Introduction to Radio and Television Broadcasting (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
The evolution, organization, and function of broadcasting. Introduction to some of the techniques employed in radio and television broadcasting including film techniques and the film industry as related to the broadcasting industry in the U.S.

SPE 2500-3 Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course is intended for non-speech pathology majors or those with a beginning interest in the speech field. The course is designed to assist students in examining the anatomical and physiological aspects of speech production, language, and hearing. This course will focus on common communication disorders.

SPE 2710-3 Team and Group Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to teach students the dynamics of group process and the special skills required to communicate successfully with many types of difficult group members.

SPE 2720-3 Nonverbal Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 and SPE 1700
Designed to explore the nature of the so-called "silent language" of the human communication process, this course focuses on the classes of nonverbal communication, their impact on human perception, patterned behavior in groups, organizational systems and cultures.

SPE 2730-3 Communication and Conflict (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1710 or permission of instructor
This course develops strategies for managing conflict dynamics in communication interactions at work, home, and school. Effort is made to pinpoint individual communication conflict styles and to assess their effectiveness in conflict interaction.

SPE 2770-3 (WMS 2770) Gender and Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010/SPE 1710 or permission of instructor; ENG 1010 and satisfaction of Level I Communication requirement
This course is designed to test the students’ ability to inventory their own culturally derived gender communication patterns, especially those in public speaking; analyze those patterns, contrast their own resulting functional and dysfunctional gender communication behaviors; relate those behaviors and their outcomes to their personal work and professional lifestyles; and formulate and test new behaviors based on increased gender communication awareness. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SPE or WMS. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPE 3010-3 Advanced Public Speaking (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 and SPE 2110 or permission of instructor
Preparation, presentation, and appraisal of speeches on challenging subjects. Advanced inquiry into rhetorical analysis, the intensification of ideas and style, with emphasis upon persuasive speaking. Attention will be given to specialized forms of public address.

SPE 3050-1 Intercollegiate Forensics (0 + 2) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
A course for those students participating extensively in intercollegiate speech activities. A maximum of four credits in this course may be applied toward a degree.

SPE 3080-3 Great American Speakers (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
A study of selected American speakers, this course critically examines the primary theses developed in major American speeches. This critical analysis includes a rhetorical examination of the rhetorical skills of the speaker based on the persuasive models of Aristotle, Burke, and Griffin, etc. Estimates of the influence of such great speeches on public policy will be surveyed as a measurement of the success of such oral discourse. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPE 3090-3 Argumentation and Advocacy (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
Acquaints the student with the complexity of social problems, methods of research, methods of logical analysis and development, construction of briefs, and techniques of refutation. Includes practice in preparation and oral analysis of selected arguments.

SPE 3100-3 Business and Professional Speaking (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
A course designed for the business and professional person, stresses presentational speaking to secure immediate decision. Emphasis is placed on audio-visual materials in sales, training, and policymaking situations. Students are required to eliminate wordiness in their messages.

SPE 3110-3 Organizational Leadership (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 and either SPE 2110 or SPE 2710
This course is designed to acquaint students with the major theories of organizational leadership and the functional dimensions of leadership strategy in specific organizational systems.

SPE 3130-3 Conference Leadership (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 and SPE 3110, or permission of instructor
This course provides students with knowledge of the theories of group task and process behaviors and the practical application of that theory in the actual production of a conference. The course focuses on the motivation of volunteers and the appropriate styles of leadership when authority is not granted to the conference director.

SPE 3160-3 Communication in Politics (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of the instructor
The course emphasizes communication patterns in governmental institutions, public influence, campaign strategies, propaganda tactics, media in public decision-making, and the impact of communication leadership and group dynamics on the resolution of political and social issues.

SPE 3170-3 Interpersonal Negotiation (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1700 and either SPE 1710 or SPE 2710
This course is designed to teach students the theory and specific negotiation skills needed for resolving interpersonal group and organizational conflict. These skills include identification of conflict issues, fractionating of issues, positioning methods, questioning tactics, measuring negotiated consequences, identifying a negotiated style, managing difficult people, mediating theory and tactics, third-party interventions, and negotiating frames. Both lecture/discussion and simulated case studies are used to illustrate negotiation principles.

SPE 3300-3 Voice Science: Phonetics and Voice and Diction (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
Applied instruction in the International Phonetic Alphabet including the science of speech sounds. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of phonetics, and the improvement of acceptable standards of usage in General American Speech.

SPE 3430-3 Radio-Television Announcing (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 2400 and SPE 3300
An advanced course in "on air" operations designed to meet the specific needs of the telecommunications broadcaster and the radio-television-film announcer. Instruction designed to develop pleasing and persuasively effective verbal/vocal/nonverbal communication as a means for improving a variety of telecommunications presentations will be included. Special emphasis will be placed on standard American usage of speech and language particularly as applied to the International Phonetic Alphabet.

SPE 3440-3 Television Production (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 2400 or permission of instructor
This course is an introduction to television production, operation of broadcast studio equipment, vocabulary, and experience in the direction of multicamera productions. Specific attention will be focused on preproduction, including identification of audience by age, sex, and culture; production; and post-production activities and procedures. Students will participate in a variety of projects and production capabilities.

SPE 3450-3 Broadcast Journalism: Radio (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010, ENG 1010, JRN 1810, JRN 1820, JRN 2820, JRN 2860, or permission of instructor
This course is an introduction to radio news writing. It teaches students how broadcast news copy differs from print journalism. It involves learning the techniques of writing in the strict broadcast style used in newsrooms across the nation.

SPE 3470-3 Evolution of Cinematics as Art (2 + 2) Prerequisite: SPE 2400 or permission of instructor
A course designed to explore the historical, technical, and aesthetic elements of film expression from the point of view of the creative and perceptual process emphasizing the history of the motion picture as presented through the films and ideas of some important cinematographers.

SPE 3480-3 Workshop in Radio Production (1 + 4) Prerequisites: SPE 2400 and SPE 3430, or six hours of equivalent broadcasting courses and/or experience, or permission of the instructor
This course provides students with an opportunity to produce radio programs for audiences including women, children, men, ethnic groups, occupational groups, organizations, etc., for use on commercial and/or educational radio.

SPE 3500-3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor; BIO 1080 is strongly recommended
This course examines the anatomy and physiology underlying human communication and studies the systems of audition, respiration, phonation, and articulation. Students study how anatomical and physiological deficits relate to communicative pathologies.

SPE 3520-3 Language Acquisition (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course allows students to investigate theories of language development. The inter-relationship among linguistic, cognitive and social competencies in communicative development will be explored. Students will gain knowledge concerning the diversity of normal communicative development found in a pluralistic society.

SPE 3530-3 Voice Science: Pathology and Technology (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course teaches scientific vocabulary and current technology in diagnosis and analysis of voice function, pathological conditions, techniques for remediating those physiological abnormalities, as well as techniques for the students’ personal voice and speech enhancement.

SPE 3540-3 Phonetics and Language Sample Analysis (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 3520 Corequisite: SPE 3520
Designed to provide students in communication disorders with the skill in language sample analysis needed to work with clinical populations. Students will gain an understanding of the science of speech sounds and utilize the International Phonetic Alphabet in transcribing spoken language. Students will analyze oral language samples using semantic, syntactic, pragmatic and phonological analysis procedures.

SPE 3570-3 Diagnostic Procedures in Communication Disorders (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 3520, SPE 3600 or permission of instructor
This course introduces the purposes and principles of diagnostic assessment in communication disorders. Students learn to examine and evaluate various assessment procedures based on reliability and validity issues. This course addresses clinical interviewing, test administration and report writing skills.

SPE 3580-3 Speech Disorders: Articulation and Stuttering (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 3500 and SPE 3540 or permission of instructor
This course considers common speech disorders and the development of articulation and phonological skills. It covers etiological factors, assessment techniques, and intervention principles used to manage articulation and stuttering deficits. It also introduces augmentative and alternative communication.

SPE 3590-3 Classroom Intervention for Communication Disorders (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course is for students of speech communication, education, psychology, rehabilitation, nursing and related areas. It examines speech, language and hearing disorders that affect school-age children. It emphasizes classroom strategies to achieve communicative growth in children and adolescents who have speech, language and hearing problems.

SPE 3600-3 Audiology I (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor Corequisite: SPE 3500
This course is designed as a study of the anatomy and physiology of the ear, and the measurement of sound and of hearing. Includes practice in testing of hearing sensitivity, interpretation of the audiogram, and treatment and audiological management of the hearing impaired.

SPE 3610-3 Audiology II (2 + 2) Prerequisite: SPE 3600 or permission of instructor
Diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological procedures including the use of amplification. Emphasis is on special testing.

SPE 3620-3 Aural Rehabilitation (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 3500 or SPE 3600 or permission of instructor
This course acquaints the student with the ramifications of hearing loss and assists in determining the intervention strategies most applicable to a particular hearing-impaired client so as to enhance social adjustment, communication abilities, and vocational achievement.

SPE 3740-3 Psychology of Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 and SPE 2110, and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course explores the critical examinations of the psychological factors underlying speech comprehension, the speaker’s adjustment to an audience, the listener’s sets and responses, and the attitudes, beliefs, and predispositions of hearers toward the appeal of the human communication. This is not a psychology course. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPE 3760-3 Cultural Influences on Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 and either SPE 1710 or SPE 2710 or SPE 2720, and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course leads students to an understanding of their own cultural backgrounds and communication patterns, as well as those used by "cultural strangers." The ultimate goal of the course is to broaden students’ perspective of life and people and to expand their capacity to adapt to a changing world by exploring perceptual differences and verbal and nonverbal cultural communication similarities and differences. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters, Multicultural).

SPE 3770-3 Family Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1710 or SPE 2710
This course is designed to assist students to better understand and improve interpersonal communication processes in families, including dual-career communication problems, personality patterns, family group roles and their impact on interaction, verbal and nonverbal messages in family contexts, and managing family interpersonal conflict and change.

SPE 3800-3 Instructional Methods for Speech Teachers and Creative Speech (2 + 2) Prerequisites: junior standing in the speech education program and/or successful completion of the process for becoming a bona fide speech major, and acceptance into the teacher education program, or permission of instructor
A comprehensive course designed to provide prospective elementary or secondary teachers of speech to recognize various speech activities as an effective way to develop language and improve communication. Different ways of stimulating creativity will be explored.

SPE 4050-2 Advanced Intercollegiate Forensics (0 + 4) Prerequisite: permission of instructor
For students participating extensively in competitive intercollegiate speech activities. A maximum of eight hours credit may be applied toward a degree.

SPE 4080-3 Rhetorical Criticism of Public Address (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 and junior/senior standing, or permission of instructor
This course focuses on the historical and critical methodologies for analyzing rhetorical efforts, both from the points of view of an intellectual discipline and as a practical art in a democratic society.

SPE 4090-3 Classical Rhetoric (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor, and satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing
This course acquaints students with the classical traditions of rhetorical theory including the presophists, sophists, Aristotle, Plato, Isocrates, Cicero, Quintilian, etc. Standards of "ethical persuasion" and the responsibilities of rhetorical persuasion are examined in-depth. (Senior Experience)

SPE 4100-3 Techniques of Persuasion (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 3090 or permission of instructor
A critical investigation of the factors that influence individuals and groups through the media of persuasive rhetorical campaigns. Course involves specific investigation and analysis of twentieth-century and contemporary persuasive campaigns. Students will have opportunities to develop persuasive campaigns in various rhetorical areas.

SPE 4120-3 Freedom of Speech (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1010, or permission of instructor, satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing
This course is a study of the historical and social influences with inquiry into the legacy of our inherited rights to free speech. Also, to examine and refine the First Amendment’s clause on freedom of speech and the press, threats to this freedom, and special inquiry into contemporary issues and cases. (Senior Experience)

SPE 4160-3 Advanced Organizational Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 2160 and SPE 3170 or permission of instructor
This course acquaints students with organizational communication structural designs, as well as methods/models for analyzing/auditing the effectiveness of such organizational communication systems. The course also addresses implementing organizational communication change through communication processes.

SPE 4440-3 Advanced Television Production (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 3440
This is an advanced course in television production with projects in both studio and field. Specific attention focuses on preproduction, production, and postproduction activities of advanced program production. Students will participate in a variety of projects and production capacities.

SPE 4450-3 Broadcast Journalism: Television (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 3450
This course is an introduction to television news writing. It teaches students how to write for the visual medium. It includes "on-air" stand-up reporting, newscast writing, and writing to visuals and videotape. It prepares students for advanced level courses in broadcasting.

SPE 4480-3 Seminar Practicum in Broadcasting (0 + 6) Prerequisite: SPE 3480 or permission of instructor
An advanced course in direct broadcast production that shows the student an opportunity to supervise a variety of production elements through first-hand experience as a producer/director. Open only to junior and senior level broadcast students. This course may be repeated for three semesters.

SPE 4490-3 Effects of Radio-Television on Contemporary Life (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 2400 or permission of the instructor Corequisite: Senior standing
This course is a study of some significant effects of radio-television-film broadcasting, telecommunications, and the electronic mass media on twentieth century lifestyles and society in America and the world. Particular emphasis will be given to some "key" indicators of effects including demographics , current research, access, program content, role models, and emerging profiles of the new technologies. (Senior Experience)

SPE 4500-3 Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders (2 + 2) Prerequisites: SPE 3520 and SPE 3600 or permission of instructor Corequisite: Senior standing
This course examines intervention principles and practices in speech-language pathology and audiology. Students will participate in classroom and practicum-based instruction. (Senior Experience)

SPE 4510-3 Language Disorders (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 3520 or permission of instructor
This course examines language disorders and how neurological, environmental and sociocultural factors contribute to them. The course considers principles of assessment and intervention in dealing with language disorders, with particular emphasis on child language disorders and their effects.

SPE 4550-3-6 Clinical Practicum in Communication Disorders (1 + 4) or (2 + 8) Prerequisites: SPE 4510 or SPE 3590 and SPE 3600 or permission of instructor
This course provides students in communication disorders and education with the opportunity to explore clinical issues and obtain supervised practicum experiences.

SPE 4570-3 Medical Aspects of Communication Disorders (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 3500, SPE 3600, SPE 4510 and SPE 3580 or permission of instructor
This course’s emphasis will be on the study of nervous system organization and function. Students will be introduced to an interdisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of persons with various organically-based communication disorders. Topics such as aphasia, Parkinson’s Disease, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and Meniere’s Disease will be covered.

SPE 4700-3 Communication and the Trainer (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010, SPE 1700, SPE 1710, SPE 2710 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to teach students how to translate their liberal arts background into on-the-job communication training programs using interpersonal and group dynamics skills. Actual demonstrations via video will be used, allowing students the opportunity to practice and evaluate their program design and training communication style in front of real audiences.

SPE 4760-3 Communication and the Elderly (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1700 and SPE 1710
This course is designed to investigate the particular communication patterns and problems of the aged. It focuses on culturally communicated attitudes toward elderly persons via media, marketing, and institutions, as well as specific communication issues of the aged such as the communication of intimacy, friendship, control, interaction in work environments, home life, retirement, and death.

SPE 479-3 Communication Theory Building and Research Methodology (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SPE 1700, SPE 3200, and SPE 3740 Corequisite: Senior Standing
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to extend and apply their understanding of Social Science theory and Communication theory specifically. Students will develop original theories in communication research from generation to verification. (Senior Experience)

Surveying and Mapping

SUR 1520-4 Construction Surveying (2 + 4) Prerequisites: high school or college trigonometry or MTH 1400, CET 1100 or permission of instructor
This is an introductory course designed for the engineering technology student. The course covers surveying instrumentation, utilization of maps and plans, understanding and using working drawings, computing coordinates, areas, earthwork quantities (volumes), monitoring construction for line and grade, performing as-constructed surveys and mapping and introducing boundary and legal surveying.

SUR 2520-4 Surveying II (2 + 4) Prerequisite: SUR 1510 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to cover the introduction to control surveying, state plane coordinate systems, construction surveying, legal and boundary surveying and large scale topographic mapping for engineering and architectural projects. The student is introduced to optical micrometer and electronic theodolites, precise levels and electronic distancers. Laboratory assignments will cover astronomic azimuth observations, circular and parabolic curves, earthwork surveys, control surveying and topographic mapping.

SUR 2530-4 Route Surveying (2 + 4) Prerequisites: SUR 2520, SUR 2620 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to expand the concepts on circular and parabolic curves, and earthwork introduced in SUR 2520. Included is the mathematics of spirals, unequal tangent vertical curves, mass diagram of earthwork quantities, alignment profile and slope staking, large scale site mapping, alignment and design and other surveying techniques required for highways, pipelines, tunnels, transmission lines, water lines, sewers and canals, etc. This course will introduce terrain modeling for site distances and environmental concerns.

SUR 2540-3 Fundamentals of GPS Surveying (1 + 4) Prerequisites: MTH 1400, SUR 1510 or permission of instructor
This course introduces the student to the technology of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The mechanics and elementary mathematics of GPS point positioning technology are presented. The laboratory sessions will introduce the operational concepts of planning, reconnaissance and data collection. Post mission processing and computer software for static, rapid static and real time kinematic surveying will be discussed. (Alternate years*)

SUR 2550-3 Surveying Computations (2 + 2) Prerequisite: SUR 2520 or permission of instructor
This is an introductory course on converting survey field observations/data into a form suitable to the end user. Students apply principles and precepts learned in courses of mathematics and surveying to surveying problems, develop analysis techniques and perform those computations required for plane surveying problems encountered by the surveyor, land developer and civil engineer. Traverse computations, subdivision computations, route surveying computations, etc., are addressed.

SUR 2620-3 Survey Drafting - CAD (0 + 6) Prerequisites: MTH 1400 or permission of instructor
This course is a study of map symbols, contours, and sources for map data and methods used in map plotting. Emphasis is placed on utilizing Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) tools. The subjects include importing and exporting files from other sources, creation of map symbol libraries, menus and table layout, use of multiple layers and templates, digitizing, maintaining coordinate bases and orientation, use of map projections and datums, and use of GIS/LIS files.

SUR 2700-3 Geodesy I (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 2550, PHY 2311, PHY 2321 or permission of instructor
This is an introduction into the science of geodesy. The course presents an overview into the theory of surveying in which the size and shape of the earth must be addressed. The history of geodesy and the classical survey procedures to determine latitude, longitude, elevation and the earth’s gravity field are presented. The underlying theory of instrumentation and the application of physical theory is discussed. (Alternate years*)

SUR 2800-3 Public Land Survey System (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 2520 or permission of instructor
This course describes the survey procedures contained in the current Manual of Surveying for the Public Lands of the United States (1973). The history, design and planning of the rectangular survey system, original surveys, resurveys, independent and dependent surveys, protection of bona-fide rights, mineral surveys, special surveys and riparian rights are addressed. The importance of the official plats and field notes are presented. (Alternate years*)

SUR 3100-3 Survey Data Adjustment and Analysis I (3 + 0) Prerequisites: MTH 2140, MTH 2410, PHY 2331, PHY 2341, SUR 2550 or permission of instructor
This course provides a foundation in the basic principles of computational methods used to adjust and analyze survey observations employing statistical principles and least squares theory. The problems include adjustment of triangulation, traverses, trilateration and vertical networks by condition and/or observation equations. (Alternate years*)

SUR 3120-3 Survey Data Adjustment and Analysis II (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 3100 or permission of instructor
This course is a continuation of SUR 3100 and is designed to provide a foundation in the principles of design and adjustment of geodetic networks. The concepts of design, geometry, preanalysis, redundancy, adjustment, confidence regions, test on variance factor, goodness of fit test, detection of outliers and position accuracy standards are presented. Advanced adjustment techniques for special geodetic problems are presented. (As needed*)

SUR 3150-2 Astronomy for Surveyors (2 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 2520 or permission of instructor
This is an introductory course on applying astronomical observations to surveying and mapping projects. Students acquire knowledge about positional determination by astronomical observations and determining the direction (azimuth, bearing) of lines on the earth’s surface from astronomic observations. The students compute the azimuth of a line from actual survey observations. (Alternate years*)

SUR 3200-3 Government Records and Regulations (2 + 2) Prerequisites: SUR 2800 or permission of instructor
The course introduces the subject of sources of official and legal records pertaining to land surveying, boundary surveying and land mapping projects. The student will visit the offices of the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, county clerk and recorder, assessor, city or county planning department, zoning department, county surveyor, etc., to assess current regulations, sources of records and record keeping. The student will visit a title abstract company to learn about land title searches for preparing title commitments. The student will write assessments and proposals, with justification and cost recovery analysis, for improving the offices visited. (Alternate years*)

SUR 3210-2 Case Studies and Legal Research (2 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 3200 or permission of instructor
This course introduces the student to the subject of legal research in a law library. The student performs legal research on topics at the local law library and in computer data bases. Case studies will be reviewed and used as the research projects. Students will write reports based on their research. (As needed*)

SUR 3220-2 Real Property Descriptions (2 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 3200 or permission of instructor
This course addresses writing real property legal descriptions for deeds, easements and rights-of-way. Emphasis is placed on the structure and order of the elements in the description and on avoiding the common mistakes of language, construction and terminology in order to avoid ambiguities in the intent of the instrument. A study of the interpretation of the rules to deal with conflicts and ambiguities in instruments is presented.

SUR 3300-3 Photogrammetry (2 + 2) Prerequisites: SUR 2530, SUR 2550 or permission of instructor
This course introduces the science of photogrammetry. The geometry of the photographic camera, vertical photography, aerial mapping camera, flight planning, project planning, supporting field surveys and field classification and targeting are emphasized. Photogrammetric plotters and comparators are discussed. An introduction to digital image scanning and GPS synchronization are presented. The application of photogrammetry to engineering and surveying mapping programs are discussed. (As needed*)

SUR 3310-3 GIS/LIS Data Base Design (2 + 2) Prerequisites: SUR 2520, GEG 2250 or permission of instructor
The course addresses the design and creation of a Cadastral based Geographic and Land Information System (GIS/LIS) as used by local governments and the relationship of those systems to the practice of surveying. Emphasis will be on the technical requirements and structure needed for an effective Cadastral based GIS/LIS. In addition, the legal issues, common policies, local standards and national standards that are important to the professional surveyor who is involved in GIS/LIS will be covered. (As needed*)

SUR 3400-2 Professional Ethics and Critical Reasoning (2 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 3200 or permission of instructor
This course addresses professional codes of ethics and professional practice. These codes are reviewed and evaluated through classroom discussion. Students will prepare and deliver oral presentations on selected topics. The student will prepare justifications and arguments, ranking the discussion points/issues and discriminating between options and evidence based on the ranking. (As needed*)

SUR 3500-3 Map Projections and Coordinate Systems (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 2550 or permission of instructor
This is an in-depth course addressing the popular conformal map projections employed in surveying and mapping programs. The theories for the Lambert conformal conic, Mercator, transverse Mercator, oblique Mercator and stereographic projections are presented. Designing the projection system, transformation between plane coordinates and geodetic positions and the conversion of survey data to map projection data are emphasized. The use of local conformal map projections will be presented. (Alternate years*)

SUR 3540-3 Boundary Law I (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SUR 2520 or permission of instructor
This course introduces the concepts of boundary control and legal principles. Subjects addressed include proportionate measurement, rights in land, junior/senior title rights, retracement of original surveys, deed first/survey first, common and case law, ranking/prioritizing evidence, controlling monuments and corners, errors in legal descriptions and plats and case studies.

SUR 3660-3 Land Information Systems (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SUR 2520
This course is designed to provide instruction in the fundamentals of the procedures and standards for a multipurpose cadastre. It includes the completion of a practical project using state-of-the-art computer-aided drafting.

SUR 4100-3 Land and Survey History (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 3200 or permission of instructor
This course is a study of the history of surveying and mapping professions in the United States. The course will cover the early colonial surveys, the development of the U.S. Public Land survey system, the great exploratory surveys of the nineteenth century, the grants for railroads, wagon roads, irrigation canals, etc. The lectures will include the introduction of many of the personnel involved and the development of technology. A term paper or research project is required and will be presented at an approved technical meeting or published in a professional journal. (Alternate years*)

SUR 4110-4 Advanced Cadastral Surveying (3 + 2) Prerequisites: SUR 3400, SUR 4100 or permission of instructor
This course is a continuation of SUR 2800. The student will be assigned to solve professional problems encountered in Cadastral (Public Domain) surveying. The topics include dependent and independent resurveys, mineral surveys, junior/senior rights, land area relationships, multiple corners, the three-mile method, grant boundaries, segregation surveys, hiatus and overlaps, partitioning of riparian rights and the subdivision into aliquot parts. (As needed*)

SUR 4120-2 Review of State Law (2 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 4110 or permission of instructor
This course is an introduction and discussion of the state laws in Colorado and the neighboring states pertaining to the practice of surveying. The topics include: the right-of-entry, subdivision regulations, filing/recording corner records, records of survey and affidavits; professional conduct, authority of the state board of registration; and interaction with various state regulatory agencies. (As needed*)

SUR 4300-3 Geodesy II (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 2700, SUR 3100 or permission of instructor
This course is a continuation of SUR 2700. The subjects discussed are the earth’s motion and reference coordinate system, earth’s deformation in time and tectonics, geodetic positional astronomy, earth’s gravity field, crustal motions and precise terrestrial geodetic measurements. The student will prepare a term paper on a geodetic topic approved by the instructor. (As needed*)

SUR 4310-3 Survey Data Management (2 + 2) Prerequisites: SUR 2700, SUR 3100 or permission of instructor
The topics covered in this course include data collection techniques, computations, data standards and error depiction of survey data for Land Information Systems (LIS). Computer software is developed for the purpose of managing record survey data in networks utilizing least squares adjustments. The student will learn to identify the data that is required by these software systems and how to manage the collection, depiction and reliability of the database. Each student will prepare a term paper investigating an application for the use and management of land and survey data. (As needed*)

SUR 4320-4Geodetic Survey Methods (2 + 4) Prerequisites: SUR 2530, SUR 2700 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to apply precise surveying field procedures to surveying problems encountered in route surveying and geodesy. The students will employ precise surveying instrumentation and methods. The problems include surveys for geodetic, hydrographic and mine surveys. Global positioning satellites, gyrotheodolites, and inertial positioning systems are introduced and discussed. Applications include municipal and regional geodetic networks supporting GIS/LIS, rapid transit systems, highways and streets, utility corridors, dam monitoring and industrial applications. The student will integrate the planning, implementation, data reduction, analysis and publication of the results for the survey assignments. (Alternate years*)

SUR 4400-3 Management of Land and Survey Themes in a Cadastral Based GIS/LIS (2 + 2) Prerequisites: GEG 2250, SUR 4320, GEG 4850 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to be a "capstone" experience for the surveying student who has elected GIS/LIS as an area of emphasis. It is intended to give the advanced surveying student hands-on experience in dealing with real world GIS/LIS data sets. Emphasis will be on the acquisition and use of a variety of spatial data sets and the application of surveying techniques to quantify and when appropriate, to improve a variety of spatial data that are available in different coordinate systems and map projections and the techniques the practicing surveyor will need to know in order to appropriately integrate these data. (As needed*)

SUR 4500-3 Construction Measurements (2 + 2) Prerequisites: SUR 2550, SUR 2620 or permission of instructor
This course introduces the student to the methods of translating engineering and architectural plans into field surveys for construction work and post-construction mapping for payments. The topics include engineering measurement tolerances, vertical and horizontal differential tolerances, terrestrial photography and control, deformation studies and analysis, safety and hazardous waste environment. (Alternate years*)

SUR 4530-3 Site Planning (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 2530 or permission of instructor
The course introduces the activities and functions performed by design professionals (surveyors, engineers, architects, landscape architects and planners) in land development. The interaction of land use planning, environmental evaluation and zoning are discussed. The federal, state, regional and local land use controls are presented. Guest speakers present lectures on their activities and responsibilities in site planning. Emphasis is placed on the roll of geographic information systems and land information systems in the site planning process. (Alternate years*)

SUR 4540-3 Boundary Law II (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SUR 3540 or permission of instructor
This course is a continuation of SUR 3540 and addresses, in detail, the subjects of evidence and procedures for determining real property boundaries. Statutes and case law, conflicting evidence, proper methods and procedures for collecting evidence, riparian rights, surface and subsurface rights and eminent domain are studied. Boundary agreements and legal instruments prepared by the land surveyor are introduced. The role of the land surveyor as an expert witness is presented.

Social Work

SWK 1020-1Introduction to Agency Experience (1 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 1010 or permission of the instructor
This course introduces students to social work roles in social service agencies. Concurrent volunteer experience in social work agency is required.

SWK 2020-3 (WMS 2020) Social Work with Women (3 + 0) This course views social work practice from a feminist social work perspective. It examines issues of equality, social justice, social policy and practice for women in a patriarchal society.

SWK 3010-4 Social Work Services for Children and Adolescents (4 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 1010, SWK 1020, SWK 3050, SWK 3060 or permission of instructor
Policy issues and social work practice in the fields of child welfare, school social work, and services for youth in trouble with the legal system are examined. Needs and rights of children are significant themes. Field visits to child-serving agencies are arranged.

SWK 3020-4 Case Management in Social Work Practice (4 + 0) Prerequisite: SWK 1010, SWK 1020, SWK 3050, SWK 3060, or permission of instructor
Case Management is a coordinating service applicable to clients with multiple needs in any setting. The planning, organizing, motivating, and evaluating functions and skills of the case manager are the major foci.

SWK 3030-4 Social Work with the Aging (4 + 0) Prerequisite: SWK 1010, SWK 1020, SWK 3050, SWK 3060 or permission of instructor
The status, needs, problems, and potentials of aging adults and their families are examined. Social policies and social work practice with the elderly are analyzed.

SWK 3050-3 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3 + 0) Prerequisite: fulfillment of admission requirements to the baccalaureate Social Work Program or permission of instructor for non-majors
This course explores major biopsychosocial theories of human behavior and development—infancy to adolescence—with special sensitivity to the meaning of culture and diversity. Concepts such as social injustice, ecological perspective and empowerment are included.

SWK 3060-3 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SWK 3050 or permission of instructor
This course explores major biopsychosocial theories of human behavior and development—adolescence to later adulthood—with special sensitivity to the meaning of culture and diversity. Concepts such as social injustice, ecological perspective, and empowerment are included.

SWK 3100-3 Child Welfare and the Law (3 + 0) Prerequisite: junior standing
This course will provide students with an overview of the legal framework for the delivery of child welfare services. It will include federal and state mandates relating to child abuse prevention and treatment, adoption and Indian child welfare. The role and processes of the court system will be discussed.

SWK 3150-3 Social Work and Child Maltreatment (3 + 0) Prerequisite: junior standing
This course will provide students with the basic knowledge of intervention and treatment in situations of child maltreatment. This course will be taught from a family centered, culturally appropriate framework. Students will learn intervention models as currently practiced in county departments of social/human services.

SWK 3200-3 Social Work with Urban Families (3 + 0) Prerequisite: junior standing
This course will provide students with an overview of the community’s role in the prevention of child maltreatment. The course will be taught from an ethnically sensitive family and community centered practice framework. Students will learn about social issues and conditions that impact the safety and welfare of children, and intervention models currently proposed and/or in use locally and nationally that are intended to address these issues and ameliorate these conditions.

SWK 3410-4Generalist Practice I (4 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 3050 or permission of instructor
This course is an introduction to generalist social work practice with diverse, urban populations-at-risk. Emphasis is on professional values, roles, relationships, and interviewing of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Students develop an understanding of the problem-solving approach including initial contact, data collection, problem definition, and goal setting.

SWK 3450-3 Mutual Aid Groups in Social Work ( 3 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 1010, SWK 1020, SWK 3050, SWK 3060 or permission of instructor
Mutual aid groups aimed at empowerment of clients are often part of generalist social work practice to promote growth and change with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. Students will gain knowledge about types of groups, group leadership skills, and experience group participation.

SWK 3780-3 Social Welfare Policy (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SWK 3050 or permission of instructor
Social welfare policies at the federal, state, and local levels form the context of direct practice. Social welfare legislation and programs are analyzed. Roles of advocate and lobbyist are examined. Past and present social policies are another focus of this course.

SWK 3790-4 Research in Social Work (4 + 0) Prerequisite: fulfillment of admission requirements to the baccalaureate Social Work Program or permission of instructor for non-majors.
Students must complete MTH 1210 before enrolling in this course. This course presents fundamental principles, methodology and techniques of social research as applied to social work practice issues. The course emphasizes concepts, skills and values essential to the design and implementation of a research project. Major themes are critical analysis and effective utilization of published research.

SWK 4010-4Generalist Practice II (4 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 3050, SWK 3060, SWK 3410, SWK 3780, SWK 3790 or permission of instructor Corequisites: SWK 4790
This course presents the assessment, intervention, evaluation, termination and follow-up stages of generalist practice with oppressed populations, i.e., diverse, urban populations-at-risk who have experienced historic and current social/economic injustice. This includes individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Crisis intervention and risk management in protective services are also explored.

SWK 4250-3 Exploring Current Social Work Issues (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 3050, SWK 3060, SWK 3410, SWK 3780, SWK 3790 or permission of instructor
This course explores concepts and methods useful in assessing and addressing the impact of current social work issues on individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Populations at risk in urban settings will be discussed.

SWK 4410-4 Advanced Cross-Cultural Social Work Issues (4 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 3050, SWK 3060, SWK 3410, SWK 3780, SWK 3790, SWK 4010 or permission of instructor
Emphasis is on empowerment of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities who have experienced social and economic injustice. Students apply principles and perspectives essential to helping urban, populations-at-risk including African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic, Native-American, and Anglo, through case examples. This course includes content on other minority groups such as the developmentally disabled, the aging, gays and lesbians, and women and children.

SWK 4790-5 Professional Field Experience I (0 + 5) Prerequisites: SWK 3050, SWK 3060, SWK 3410, SWK 3780, SWK 3790 and permission of instructor Corequisite: SWK 4010
Students begin to develop readiness for professional employment while in a supervised placement in a social agency serving diverse populations-at-risk. Students integrate knowledge, skills, values and ethics within social work practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. Students work toward remediating conditions of social and economic injustice while in the agency field placement.

SWK 4810-5 Professional Field Experience II (0 + 5) Prerequisites: SWK 3050, SWK 3060, SWK 3410, SWK 3780, SWK 3790, SWK 4010, SWK 4790 and permission of instructor. Satisfaction of Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements and senior standing Corequisite: SWK 4850
Students demonstrate readiness for professional employment while in their supervised placement in a social agency serving diverse populations-at-risk. Students integrate knowledge, skills, values and ethics within social work practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. Students have the opportunity to experience beginning social work practice during this second semester of their field placement. Students work toward remediating conditions of social and economic injustice while in the agency field placement. (Senior Experience)

SWK 4850-5 Integrative Seminar (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SWK 3050, SWK 3060, SWK 3410, SWK 3780, SWK 3790, SWK 4010, SWK 4790 or permission of instructor Corequisite: SWK 4810
This course is designed to provide for discussion and critical analysis of students’ theoretical knowledge and field work experience. Content focuses on nine areas: values and ethics, diversity, social and economic justice, populations-at-risk, human behavior and the social environment, social policy, research, practice and professional field experience. Students utilize current field placement experiences to complete assignments in each of these content areas.

THE 2200-3 Creative Dramatics for the Classroom Teacher (1 + 4) Prerequisites: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to introduce methods for learning creative, problem-solving techniques and self-expression through dramatic activity. Particular emphasis will be placed on using drama as a teaching tool and will include improvisation, puppetry, literature and story dramatization.

THE 2210-3 Introduction to Theatre (3 + 0) Prerequisites: ENG 1010 or SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course presents a comprehensive survey of theatrical art providing an understanding of the living stage, its players and crafts and its place as a cultural force from antiquity to contemporary times. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

THE 2220-3 Techniques of Acting I (2 + 2) Prerequisite: THE 2210
This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of acting including improvement of voice, body and mind in the discipline of the theatre. Particular emphasis is placed on the principles of stage movement, improvisation and beginning scene work.

THE 2230-3 Techniques of Acting II (2 + 2) Prerequisite: THE 2210 and THE 2220, or permission of instructor
This course builds upon basic principles of acting, including improvisation, character development, stage movement, voice and scene work. Study topics include development of audition techniques, basic acting, television acting techniques and advanced scene work.

THE 2240-3 Introduction to Stagecraft (2 + 2) Prerequisite: THE 2210 or permission of instructor
This course provides an introduction to the principles, methods and materials of technical production including scenic design and construction, lighting design and practices, and costuming and sound practices.

THE 3200-3 Oral Interpretation (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010 or permission of instructor
This course is a study of traditional and contemporary theories of interpretation of literature for the purpose of making the literature come alive for the listening audience and to improve oral communication skills. Students will present numerous oral performances for the application of techniques.

THE 3220-3 Stage Movement (2 + 2) Prerequisite: THE 2220 or permission of instructor
This course provides the student/performer with intense instruction in the use and training of the total human body for communication of artistic expression.

THE 3230-3 Acting III: Styles of Acting (2 + 2)
Prerequisite: THE 2210 and THE 2220 and THE 2230, or permission of instructor
This course is for advanced performers exploring basic "mask" acting techniques, as well as acting styles particular to Greek, Comedy of Manners, Farce, Shakespeare and Chekhov plays.

THE 3240-3 Theatre Improvisation Techniques (3 +0)
Prerequisites: THE 2210 and THE 2220 and THE 2230 or permission of instructor
In this advanced performance course, students will explore basic improvisation acting techniques that enable the actor to develop concentration and spontaneity, build characterization, discover relationships and status, establish mood and feeling, sense shape and rhythm of scene and character, establish language and imagery, and build a play.

THE 3250-3 Introduction to Scenic Design and Theatre Lighting (2 + 2)
Prerequisites: THE 2210 and THE 2240, or permission of instructor
The basic elements of scene design and stage lighting for theatrical productions with lectures on the different theories and styles. Students will complete several actual design and lighting projects. Emphasis will be placed on design procedures, color, projection, and equipment control, and utilization of facilities.

THE 3280-3 Stage Directing (2 + 2) Prerequisites: THE 2220 and THE 2240, or permission of instructor
This course provides an introduction to the principles and techniques of directing for the theater that includes the selecting, rehearsing, and performance of plays, and the presentation of student-directed projects.

THE 4200-3 Reader’s Theatre (3 + 0) Prerequisites: THE 3200 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to enhance students’ skills in performing a variety of material as members of an ensemble. Emphasis will be placed on material selection, script adaptation, rehearsal techniques, public performance, collaborative and creative problem solving, and evaluation. (Senior Experience)

THE 4260-1 Theatre: Practicum I (0 + 2) Prerequisites: THE 2240 or permission of instructor
To provide the student with a direct practical experience in production of theatrical productions, thus augmenting the theoretical aspects of other theater courses. Course may be repeated for credit up to three times.

THE 4270-2 Theatre: Practicum II (0 + 4)
Prerequisites: THE 2240 and THE 3280 and THE 4260, or permission of instructor
An advanced course in practical supervision and administration of theatrical productions. Students will direct, design, and manage the plays produced during the semester. Open only to junior- and senior-level students. Course may be repeated for credit up to three times.

Telecommunications

TLC 3490-1–15 Advanced Internship in Radio-Television-Film-Mass Communications (0 + 3–45) Prerequisites: TLC 2490
Students will receive advanced in-service training at selected radio, television, film, or industrial stations or facilities within the greater Denver metropolitan community. The advanced in-service training will vary according to the specific station or facility to which the student is assigned and the semester hours earned will also vary accordingly. This course may be repeated for four semesters and the total amount of semester hours earned overall in TLC 3490 will be determined by the department and the telecommunications advisor.

Urban Studies

URS 2000-3 An Inside Look at Urban Institutions (3 + 0) A course taught by representatives of private, local, state, and federal institutions serving urban areas. These institutions are primarily concerned with housing, public services, transportation, planning and land use. The representatives will explain the functions of their particular institutions. The course will be coordinated by a faculty member.

URS 2890-1–3 Urban Problems: Topics (1 + 03 + 0) The course will focus on current urban problems across the nation. Topics may include problems with pollution, water supply, urban sprawl, controlled growth, and alternative forms of transportation.

URS 3000-3 World Patterns of Urbanization (3 + 0) Prerequisite: URS 1000 or introductory course in SOC, HIS, ANT Non-U.S.
A survey and examination of major urbanized world regions and the development of urban systems. Emphasis will be on non-Western urbanization.

URS 3280-3 Transportation: Issues and Policies (3 + 0) Prerequisite: URS 1000 or URS 2000, URS 2280, or permission of instructor
Involves students in the problems of moving people and goods in urban areas. Transportation networks will be analyzed in terms of individual neighborhoods, social needs and political decision making. Focus of the course will be Denver, Colorado.

URS 3300-3 Housing: Issues and Policies (3 + 0) Prerequisite: URS 1000, URS 2000, or permission of instructor
The focus of this course is on current social and economic issues regarding housing in America’s urban areas. Topics covered include housing markets, components of housing costs, housing for low income, aged and minorities, housing standards, and land development.

URS 3500-3 Emerging Urban Political Systems (3 + 0) Prerequisites: Any six hours from PSC 3000, PSC 3020, URS 2000 or URS 2100
The course focuses on changes in the nature of urban governmental issues and processes. It includes the political organization of urban sprawl, new towns, exurbs, neighborhoods, regional governments, and cities in political transition.

URS 3510-3 Community Development and Planning (3 + 0) Prerequisites: nine hours of urban studies, sociology, or urban land use
This course focuses on planning and community development on a small scale. It will include community and institutional structures, and relationships to public policies, as well as funding agencies. Students will prepare a community development plan.

URS 3710-3 Ethnic Groups in U.S. Cities (3 + 0) Prerequisites: URS 1000 plus three hours of political science, sociology, anthropology, or human geography
A social, economic, psychological and spatial investigation of ethnic groups in U.S. cities. Emphasis will be on the development of ethnic consciousness and its implication for economic, political, and cultural identity and residential-community maintenance.

URS 3800-3Applied Urban Research Methods (3 + 0) Prerequisite: URS 1000
A survey course designed to acquaint class participants with practical yet sophisticated methods of conducting applied urban research. Population census materials, archival and government records, and other research techniques will be examined and utilized to develop individual and group projects.

URS 3890-1–3 Readings in Urban Studies (1–3 + 0) Prerequisites: 6–9 hours of urban studies plus permission of instructor and department chair
Provides an opportunity for students with a background in urban studies to pursue study on a specific topic. Will require frequent meetings between student and instructor.

URS 4500-3 Cities of the Future (3 + 0) The focus of this course will be to identify and evaluate alternate futures for cities. The course will explore the possible futures of urban politics, economics, employment, transportation, and related areas.

URS 4890-4 Interdisciplinary Seminar (4 + 0) Prerequisites: nine hours in urban studies plus upper-division standing
Truly a team-taught course that will utilize the talents and expertise of several different professors addressing the same topic from their respective viewpoints. In viewing each concentration, three professors from such fields as psychology, land use, sociology, political science, urban studies, or history will jointly teach the course. Each time the seminar is offered a different area of concentration will be stressed.

Women’s Studies

WMS 1130-2 Directed Readings in Women’s Studies (1 + 2) This course permits the student to develop a basic knowledge of the materials and information involved in the discipline of women’s studies. Through the selections read, students will develop an overview of the theories, history and scope of the literature in the discipline. This course offers individualized instruction and personal consultation with faculty.

WMS 1650-3 (HIS 1650) Women in U.S. History (3 + 0) Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on the reading and writing preassessment placement tests
Women in U.S. History emphasizes women’s changing roles in American history from 1607 to the present. The course covers the nature of women’s work and their participation in the family, church, and reform movements in the colonial and republican periods and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This class presents the emergence of the modern woman in the twentieth century as well as the re-emergence of the women’s movement. The course stresses both the changes and the continuities over the last 300 years. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or HIS. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)

WMS 2010-3 Women’s Studies Research Methods (3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001
Designed to introduce students to the variety of methods, both interdisciplinary and disciplinary, that are used in conducting women’s studies research, this course covers basic critical theory and major interdisciplinary methods adapted from the arts, humanities and social/behavioral sciences. Students also learn to employ interdisciplinary and disciplinary resources in the field, including electronic networks.

WMS 2020-3 (SWK 2020) Social Work with Women (3 + 0) This course views social work practice from a feminist social work perspective. It examines issues of equality, social justice, social policy and practice for women in a patriarchal society.

WMS 2100-3 (AAS 2100, CHS 2100, ICS 2100, NAS 2100) Women of Color (3 + 0) Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on the reading and writing preassessment tests; one of the following: AAS 1010, CHS 1000, ICS 1000, NAS 1000, or WMS 1001; or permission of instructor
Though U.S. women share much in common, their differences are salient to a thorough understanding of all these women’s experiences. Comparative analysis of these differences and their significance according to race, class, and ethnicity are central to this course. The similarities among diverse groups of women will also be examined in order to better understand the complexity of women’s lives. To focus the discussion, the course will cover work; families; sexuality and reproduction; religion; and politics. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or AAS or CHS or ICS or NAS. (General Studies—Level II, Social Sciences; Multicultural)

WMS 2340-1–3 Career and Personal Development (Variable Title) (1–3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
These courses will aim at self-improvement and career enhancement and will include such titles as: Women and Health, Women and Aging, Career Mobility, and New Directions for Women. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. May be repeated for credit as titles change.

WMS 2450 (ENG 2450) Women’s Literature (3 + 0) Prerequisites: ENG 1010 and ENG 2100 for students enrolled through English; ENG 1010 and WMS 1001 for students enrolled through Women’s Studies
This course introduces students to women authors; to images of women in fiction, drama and poetry; and to feminist literacy criticism. Works by women of color are included. It has an historical perspective with most reading on British and United States women, particularly those writing in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. The focus will be on the ways in which literature by women in any tradition is affected by their gender. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or ENG.

WMS 2650-3 (HIS 2650) Women of the West (3 + 0) This course examines women who inhabited the American frontiers from pre-Columbian times through the twentieth century. The lives and attitudes of Native American, Hispanic, African American, and native-born and European immigrant women are emphasized. Differences between images and the reality of women’s lives are highlighted. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or HIS.

WMS 2770-3 (SPE 2770) Gender and Communication (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SPE 1010/SPE 1710 or WMS 1001 or permission of instructor, ENG 1010, and satisfaction of Level I Communication requirement
This course is designed to test the students’ ability to inventory their own culturally derived gender communication patterns, especially those in public speaking; analyze those patterns, contrast their own resulting, functional and dysfunctional gender communication behaviors; relate those behaviors and their outcomes to their personal work and professional lifestyles; and formulate and test new behaviors based on increased gender communication awareness. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or SPE. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

WMS 2980-1–3 Cooperative Education Internship (Variable Credit) (0 + 3–9) Prerequisites: WMS 1001, sophomore standing, and permission of instructor
An entry-level work experience in a social service agency, nonprofit organization, or an agency of local, state, or federal government in an area related to women’s studies. Supervised by professionals on the job in cooperation with women’s studies faculty members. Recommended for minors and individualized degree programs.

WMS 3050-3 (PSY 3050) Psychology of Gender (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PSY 1001 or WMS 1001
This course presents a survey of major contemporary approaches to gender, including a range of scientific and theoretical work. A constructionist approach is utilized to synthesize the views. The course then reviews several major areas of application including relationships, health, violence, workplace, and achievements. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or PSY.

WMS 3070-3 (PSY 3070) Psychology of Sexual Orientation (3 + 0) Prerequisites: PSY 1001; 6 additional hours of psychology or permission of instructor
This course explores psychological theory and research dealing with sexual orientation, with an emphasis on lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) identity. Topics include historical and theoretical frameworks, homophobia and heterosexism, origins of sexual orientation, LGB identity development and coming out, diversity, relationships and parenting, the role of community, and others. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or PSY.

WMS 3130-3 Advanced Readings in Women’s Studies (1 + 4) Prerequisites: ENG 1020 and WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
This course permits the student to develop an in-depth knowledge of the materials and information in the discipline of women’s studies. Through the selections read, students will learn the theory, history and scope of the literature in the field. This course offers individualized instruction and personal consultation with faculty. This course builds on WMS 1130, but students are not required to have taken WMS 1130 previously.

WMS 3180-3 (PHI 3180) Feminist Philosophy (3 + 0) Prerequisites: two philosophy courses and junior standing, or permission of the instructor
A course that examines traditional philosophical questions and positions in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science and explores how these questions and positions are rethought in twentieth-century Feminist Philosophy. Students will be expected to write a project paper in addition to other exams given in the course. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or PHI.

WMS 3220-3 (SOC 3220) Race, Gender and Ethnic Groups (3 + 0) Prerequisites: SOC 1010, WMS 1001, or permission of instructor, and satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course requirements
This course focuses on race, racism, sex biases, and ethnic prejudices; their origins and characteristics; facts and myths about populations, including the social, psychological; and cultural sources of discrimination; and bias and implications in current societal structures and institutions. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or SOC. (General Studies—Level II, Social Sciences; Multicultural)

WMS 3310-3 (CJC 3710) Women and the Law (3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
An examination of women’s legal rights under the American legal system and Colorado law. This course deals with family law, Equal Employment Opportunity Acts, housing, credit and finance, welfare, social security, abortion, prostitution, rape, and the ERA. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or CJC.

WMS 3350 (SOC 3430) Sociology of Gender Roles (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or WMS 1001; satisfaction of Level I and Level II General Studies requirements and senior standing
This course explores the historical and contemporary social, political, and economic trends affecting the roles of women and men in society. The emphasis is on the historical, social, and cultural forces that have contributed to gender-role stereotyping in the United States and in other societies, and on the effects on individuals and the broader society in terms of maintaining and/or changing gender roles. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or SOC.

WMS 3360-3 (HIS 3360) Women in European History (3 + 0) Prerequisites: HIS 1010, HIS 1020, or permission of instructor
This course provides an historical analysis of the role and contribution made by women in the development of Western civilization from Neolithic times to the present. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or HIS.

WMS 3420-2–3 Women and the Humanities (Variable Topics (2 - 3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
These courses focus on women in relation to the humanities under such titles as: Concepts about Women in Western Civilization; Feminist Creativity; Rediscovered Women Writers; and Feminist Ethics. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. This course may be repeated once for credit under different topics.

WMS 3440-3 Women and the Natural Sciences (Variable Topics) (3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
Women and the Natural Sciences covers such topics as Women’s Biology; History of Women in Science; and Women and Geography. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. This course may be repeated once for credit under different topics.

WMS 3450-3 Women and the Arts (Variable Topics) (3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
These courses focus on women in relation to the arts and covers such topics as Woman as Muse; Women Artists; Women Composers/Conductors/ Performers; Women in Theatre; Women and Film; Women Subjects in Art. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. This course may be repeated once for credit under different topics.

WMS 3460-3 Women and the Social Sciences (Variable Topics) (3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001, SOC 1010, or permission of instructor, and satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course requirements
These courses focus on women in relation to the social sciences under such titles as: Women and the Family; Women and Addictions; Women in the Criminal Justice System; Domestic Violence; Cross-Cultural Roles of Women; Women and Politics. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. This course may be repeated once for credit under different topics.

WMS 3480-3 (PSY 3480) Psychology of Women (3 + 0) Prerequisite: PSY 1001 or WMS 1001
This course presents the history and development of theories, research, and concepts in the psychology of women, including a focus on mental health and illness, the pathology of women’s social roles, biological bases of women’s behavior, and feminist psychological theories and research. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or PSY.

WMS 3510-3 Feminist Theory (3 + 0) Prerequisites: WMS 1001 and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course studies both the classical tradition of feminist thought and its contemporary expression. Beginning with the "protofeminist" thinkers of the seventeenth century, it analyzes traditional theories of "woman’s nature." Feminist theory’s primary concern is with the humanistic foundations of multicultural, social, psychological, and political theories of women. Primary and secondary sources in several disciplines are examined as they contribute to the development of the eight major varieties of contemporary feminist thinking.

WMS 3670-1–3 Contemporary Issues in Women’s Studies (Variable Topics) (1–3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
Objectives vary with course title, but generally focus on current issues that are constantly changing and developing in this area. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. This course may be repeated once for credit under different topics.

WMS 3860-3 (HIS 3860) Advanced U.S. Women’s History (3 + 0) Prerequisites: HIS 1210 or HIS 1220 or HIS/WMS 1650, or permission of instructor
This course provides an in-depth examination of issues pertinent to women of the Americas. Themes will include pre-Columbian culture, immigration, work, family life, and women’s rights. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or HIS.

WMS 3950-3 (ART 3950) Women’s Art/Women’s Issues (3 + 0) Prerequisites: WMS 1001, ART 1040 or ART 2000, or permission of instructor, and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
This course develops an understanding of women artists and their work from the perspectives of feminist scholarship in art and art history. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or ART. (General Studies—Level II, Arts and Letters)

WMS 3980-1–12 Cooperative Education Internship (Variable Credit) (0 + 3–36) Prerequisites: WMS 1001, junior standing, and permission of instructor
This internship places students in corporate, private nonprofit, or community-based agencies that serve women. A written learning contract between student, faculty supervisor, site supervisor, agency, and department chair is required. Activities include: information and referral; client help with problem solving; resource development; program development; implementation and evaluation; group leadership. Faculty strongly recommends for Individualized Degree Program majors.

WMS 4250-1–3 Topics in Women’s Studies (Variable Topics) (1–3 + 0) Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or permission of instructor
Topics are selected to incorporate an in-depth approach to the study of a particular area of historical, cultural, or political significance to women’s studies students. Check Class Schedule for each semester’s offerings. This course may be repeated once for credit as topics change.

WMS 4750-3 Senior Seminar (3 + 0) Prerequisite: six credits in women’s studies or permission of instructor, satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing
Designed primarily for Individualized Degree Program majors and minors as the culmination of work in women’s studies, this seminar will cover interdisciplinary bibliography and research methodology. Students will write and present in the seminar their senior paper. As each project will be individual, papers will reflect each student’s particular course of study. Open to Individualized Degree Program majors and minors and others by permission of the instructor. (Senior Experience)

WMS 4860-3 (HIS 4860) History of Feminism and Women’s Rights (3 + 0) Prerequisites: WMS 1001 or either HIS 1210 or HIS/WMS 1650, or permission of instructor
The purpose of this course is to examine the history of American feminism from the Age of the Revolution to the present. Through the use of primary and secondary sources, the philosophies and strategies of women’s rights activists and organizations will be examined. Among the special topics to be considered are the conditions and intellectual currents in society that facilitated the growth of American feminism, the achievements of the women’s rights movement, the forces that opposed women’s rights, and the issues for debate within the feminist movements. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: WMS or HIS.

First-Year Seminar

XXX 1190-3 First-Year Seminar (3+0)
Analyzes the first-year college student's experience through social, psychological, ans educational frameworks. Uses readings as multiperspective models of living in the world and the objects of inquiry. After close examination and class discussion, students write either reaction, review, or short research papers, using the personal voice to demonstrate their increasing awareness about how the issues affect them. Students build a body of writing that reflects their evolving role in academic life. Through writen assignments, collaborative projects, oral presentations, and experiential learning, students make a more successful transition into college, achieving greater success while there. (Multicultural)